/kənˈvɪns ||; kənˈvɪns/verb[T] 1 convince sb (of sth/that...) to succeed in making sb believe sth 使人相信；说服: She convinced him of the need to go back. 在她说服之下他终于相信有必要回去。I couldn't convince her that I was right. 我无法使她相信我是对的。
2 convince sb (to do sth) to persuade sb to do sth 说服；劝说: The salesman convinced them to buy a new cooker. 售货员说服他们买一个新炉子。